Betty White
- Acting
- January 17, 1922 · Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- December 31, 2021
Biography
Betty Marion White Ludden (January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian, with the longest television career of any entertainer, spanning 80 years. Regarded as a pioneer of television, she was one of the first women to have control both in front of and behind the camera and is recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom (Life with Elizabeth), which contributed to her receiving the honorary title Mayor of Hollywood in 1955. White was known for her award-winning roles as Sue Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–77) and Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (1985–92) – the Writers Guild of America has included both sitcoms in its list of the 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time – and Elka Ostrovsky on Hot in Cleveland (2010–15). A staple guest of many American game shows such as Password, Match Game, Hollywood Squares and The $25,000 Pyramid, White was dubbed the 'First Lady of Game Shows' and became the first woman to receive an Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host in 1983 for the show Just Men! She was also known for her appearances on Boston Legal, Mama's Family, and Saturday Night Live. White received eight Emmy Awards in various categories, three American Comedy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Grammy Award. She also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is a Television Hall of Fame inductee.
Known for
Filmography
- Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration · Self
- The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 · Self / Rose Nylund (archive footage)
- Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love · Self
- Golden Girls 3033 · Rose Nylund (voice) (archive sound)
- Betty White: Pure Gold · Self
- Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl · Self
- Betty White: A Celebration · Self
- Curse of the Chippendales
- Forever Golden! A Celebration of the Golden Girls · Rose Nylund
- The Golden Girls: Ageless · Self
- Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love? · Bitey White (Voice)
- Forky Asks a Question · Bitey White (Voice)
- Trouble · Mrs. Vanderhoozie (Voice)
- Toy Story 4 · Bitey White (Voice)
- Betty White: First Lady of Television · Self
- If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast · Self
- The History of Comedy · Self
- To Tell the Truth · Self
- Crowded · Sandy
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Young & Hungry · Ms. Wilson
- Betty White Goes Wild · Self
- Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy · Self
- The Soul Man · Elka
- The Client List · Ruth Hudson
- Betty White: Champion for Animals · Self
- The Lorax · Grammy Norma (Voice)
- Inside Comedy · Self
- Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl · Self
- Betty White's Off Their Rockers · Self
- The Lost Valentine · Caroline Thomas
- Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa · Mrs. Claus (Voice)
- Conan · Self
- The Women of SNL · Florence Dusty (archive footage)
- The Talk · Self
- Pound Puppies · Agatha McLeish (Voice)
- You Again · Grandma Bunny
- Hot in Cleveland · Elka Ostrovsky
- The Middle · Mrs. Nethercott
- Community · Professor June Bauer
- Glenn Martin, DDS
- Part Two: The Warm Mission · Betty (Voice)
- The Proposal · Grandma Annie
- Love n' Dancing · Irene
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Million Dollar Password
- Back to the Grind
- Sea Tales
- 30 Rock · Betty White
- Ugly Betty · Betty White
- Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner · Self
- Gameshow Marathon
- My Name Is Earl · Griselda Weezmer
- Bones · Dr. Beth Mayer
- Lipstick & Dynamite · Self
- The Third Wish · Lettie
- Annie's Point · Annie Eason
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson · Self, CBS Nurse
- Boston Legal · Catherine Piper
- Complete Savages · Mrs. Riley
- Higglytown Heroes · Grandma (Voice)
- Joey · Mrs. Bly
- Father of the Pride · Grandma Wilson (voice) (uncredited)
- Stealing Christmas · Emily Sutton
- I'm with Her · Betty White
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Comedy Central Roasts · Self
- Celebrities Uncensored · Self
- The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Moments · Self / Rose Nylund
- Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt · Woman in window
- Bringing Down the House · Mrs. Kline
- The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series · Rose Nylund (archive footage)
- The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s · Self
- Everwood · Carol Roberts
- The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion · Self
- NBC 75th Anniversary Special · Self
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy · Mrs. Doolin (Voice)
- The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie · Grandma Sophie (Voice)
- The Retrievers · Mrs. Krisper
- My Wife and Kids